Fun Facts
When was the first computer virus created?
Elk Cloner in 1982 by 16-year-old Rich Skrenta. Elk Cloner was a boot sector virus that infected Apple DOS 3.3, spreading via shared game disks. It caused odd behaviors after multiples of 5 executions, and every 50th run displayed a poem about the virus on a blank screen.
Who is known as the "father of the internet"?
Vint Cerf.
"From 1973 to 1982, Cerf worked at the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and funded various groups to develop TCP/IP, packet radio (PRNET), packet satellite (SATNET) and packet security technology."
What was the target of the Stuxnet worm?
Iran's nuclear programs
What was the major flaw in the Heartbleed bug?
It allowed attackers to read sensitive data from the memory of affected servers.
What is the weakest link in any system?
People.
What was the name of the first computer worm?
The Morris Worm.
Who created the Linux kernel?
Linus Torvalds
What major cyber attack in 2011 compromised the personal information of 77 million users gamers?
Sony PlayStation Network Hack
What 2009 data breach exposed the passwords of 32 million users from a social networking application?
RockYou
What type of attack involves tricking individuals into providing sensitive information through deceptive emails?
Phishing
How many passwords does the average person have?
168
Who is credited with cracking Enigma?
Alan Turing
What 2017 breach exposed the personal information of approximately 147 million people, including Social Security numbers?
Equifax Data Breach
What major social media platform suffered a breach in 2019 due to a misconfigured server that exposed millions of private messages?
What is Facebook?
What is the term for an attack that exploits vulnerabilities in a web application's database through malicious SQL code?
SQL injection
What is the biggest cause of breaches?
People
Who is considered the first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
What destructive malware attack in 2017 primarily affected Ukraine but caused global disruptions?
NotPetya
What is a more recent incident that showcases the risks of supply chain vulnerabilities in software?
XZ Utils incident in 2024
What attack vector involves injecting malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users?
What is cross-site scripting (XSS)?
What is the most common password?
123456
Who was a key figure in the development of COBOL, one of the first high-level programming languages designed for business applications?
Grace Hopper, who created COBOL.
What global ransomware attack in 2017 affected hundreds of thousands of computers by exploiting a Windows vulnerability?
WannaCry
What is the largest IT outage in history to date?
The 2024 Crowdstrike Falcon Sensor outage.
What is the term for an attack that intercepts and alters communication between two parties without their knowledge?
A man-in-the-middle attack.